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Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1975-07-10

Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1975-07-10, page 01

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'Hiding Place' Film To Open
NEW YORK—The film version of Corrie ten Boom's book, "The Hiding Place," will open around the country in September. Produced by the Billy Graham ' Evangelistic Association's World Wide Pictures, the movie tells the story of Miss ten Boom's efforts to assist Jews in escaping capture by the Nazis during World War H.
In a scene from the filmjat top, four members of the ten Boom family are taken to jail after being arrested in Haarlem, the Netherlands, for aiding Jews. They are, from left: Betsie (Julie Harris), Peter (Paul Henley), Corrie (Jeannette Clift) and their father (Arthur O'Connell).
Below, Julie Harris, who portrays Corrie's sister . Betsie in the movie, reads from the Bible during her imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp.
RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO i
Israel Is Seeking To Reach Decision On Egyptian Offer
JERUSALEM (WNS) - Israel was' going through a week of soul-searching and agonizing as the government sought to reach a decision on whether to reject or accept Egypt's terms for a second- stage interim agreement. Weighing heavily on the . minds of Israel's policy¬ makers is the support and endorsement of the Egyptian position which President Ford and Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger gave to Simcha Dinitz in Washington. Dinitz himself will return to Israel td report on. the situation before the Cabinet reaches its decision. The government feels it lacks detailed knowledge of the Egyptian position on the Mitla and Gidi passes as well as what American policy will be if Israel accepts the terms and agrees to a three year interim accord. Israel wants
Midwest Universities Suspend Participation In Aid Programs For Saudi Arabian Univ.
NEW YORK (JTA) - A consortium of five state universities in the Middle West has suspended par- 2 ticipation in an evaluation project for the University of Riyadh in Saudi Arabia following the' refusal of government A authorities there to grant a visa to a Jewish professor.. The suspension marks the first time an American university or group of educational institutions has halted an aid program abroad on grounds of anti - J e w i s h
discrimination, according to the American Jewish Congress, which made public: the details of 2 the action.
The Midwest University Consortium for International Activities, luic. acted at its 2 regular • monthly meeting in Chicago last week. The suspension was hailed, by Phil Baum, .associate- executive director of the" American Jewish Congress as "an. eloquent demon¬ stration that the importation of foreign religious
prejudices to our shores is rejected, by the American academic community."
The consortium is com¬ posed of Indiana University, Michigan State University ahd the Universities of Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Founded in 1964, it has provided evaluation and other services to in¬ stitutions of higher education in Indonesia, Ethiopia, Somalia, Thailand and other countries. Under an agreement with the University of Riyadh, the
Jewish Poor Hit By Cutback
to know whether the U.S. will refrain from pressure to make further settlements during these three years arid whether the U.S..will refrain from advancing its own overall settlement without prior coordination with Israel. In Washington, White House Press Secretary Ron Nessen denied reports from Israel that Ford had delivered an ultimatum to Israel. Ford also Said in a newspaper interview that unless there is a break in the Israeli-Egyptian deadlock - soon, the U.S. will have to advance its own proposals for an overall settlement; But he said the U.S. will not impose a settlement. .
Meanwhile, the Herut Central Committee has adopted a resolution urging the government to reject the Egyptian terms. After
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 10)
By Mindy Yochelson
NEW YORK (JTA) - Jerome Becker, president of the Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty (MNYCC- JP) issued a sharp con¬ demnation last week of Human Resources Ad¬ ministration (HRA) Com- —missioner-James R. Dump- son over his recommended cut in funding of programs for poor Jewish and other white ethnic groups.
The slash would amount to $261,250, (or 55 percent) of the current $475,000 now being allocated by the HRA for the city's 400,000 Jewish poor. The HRA money, .which consists, of matching federal and city funds, is used by the MNYCCJP for funding, staffing and directing local Jewish community Councils that provide services to the Jewish poor in 10 neigh¬ borhoods in New York City.
During a meeting last week for program leaders that serve various poor white ethnic groups, Becker announced that a demon¬ stration would be held Thursday morning in front of the HRA offices to protest the cutback.
Dumpson told the JTA that in view of the city's economic crisis the reduction in funds for the ethnic programs would have less drastic effects than had . the cuts been made in other programs in his department. These include staff salaries, day care and senior citizen centers.
At last night's meeting Becker also announced that a suit would be brought against the New York City Council Against Poverty: (CAP), a channeling group that distributes federal and, state' funds for poverty areas. He charged that CAP has ""systematically ex¬ cluded", the Jewish poor by
the use of certain criteria for establishing poverty areas that receive funding. He said that the use of these criteria, such as the number of live births and jthe incidence of juvenile delinquency are unfair to the Jewish poor, who are mainly elderly. . Becker noted that CAP, of ' whose r$22 2" million budget only eight-tenths of one percent goes to the Jewish poor, was given only a 10-15 percent cut while his group
received a 55 percent slash. "Programs for the white ethnic' poor cannot be dismembered while CAP- funded projects are allowed to absorb only minimal cuts," Becker said. Dump- son said, however, that the mayor had "earmarked" $912,000 for CAP and that he had ho choice as to whom it was' given. Dumpson also said he saw no evidence of any discrimination in CAP's funding.
consortium sent a team of 10 experts.to Saudi Arabia in May and June to evaluate the university's programs in agriculture, education, engineering, medicine and other subjects.
Earlier, however, the faculty committee on in¬ ternational programs at Michigan State University had voted not to participate in the project without assurances of non¬ discrimination from the Saudis, Dr. Clifton Wharton, president of Michigan State, wrote in March to the University of Riyadh ■ requesting an invitation for Dr. Ralph Smukler, dean of international programs fat Michigan StateTtovn!>ikeJj!i on-site review <>Tne program. Dr. Smukler. who is Jewish and a mei< iu-r (if the consortium's board ot directors, applied lor a visa to Saudi Arabia in April
Despite repeated let ser.-, and cables, no response «a*. ever received Irom ;i,e University of Riyadh. Dr. Smukler told the A J Congress. Earlier this month, he said, '"I wa^ in-
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Mandel Says Issue Of Soviet Jewish Emigration Is Human, Not Political
By David Friedman
NEW YORK (JTA) - Gov. Marvin Mandel of Maryland, who was one of eight governors who visited the Soviet Union in May, said last week that it must be impressed upon the Soviet government that the issue of Jewish emigration is a human not a political' problem and that the American people support the right of Spviet Jews to leave the USSR, He said that President Ford and Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger should make the Soviet leaders aware that al) the people of this country are concerned about the problem.
Speaking at a press con¬ ference sponsored by the National Conference on Soviet Jewry at the offices of the American Jewish Congress, Mandel said that the governors, who were on an official State Depart¬ ment-sponsored exchange visit met with Soviet President Nikolai V. Podgorny and other Soviet officials and were . treated with extreme courtesy ex- cept when the emigration issue was raised. He noted
that the Soviets appeared to be much more sensitive on this than they were when he visited the USSR three years ago.
The Russians said .that there was no problem and that the issue was ..being raised by outside forces, Mandel said. He said they also declared it was an in¬ ternal I issue. Mandel reported that the governors in turn tried to point out that this was not a political problem, but one of human beings who wished to join their families.
The Maryland governor said that in every hotel lobby there were leaflets and brochures attacking the emigration issue. He. said one had a report from a Pravda correspondent in New York who claimed to have visited Russian im¬ migrants in the Brighton Beach section of New York who .were unhappy with their' life in the United States;
Mandel stressed that the emigration issue is a major problem for the Soviets. "They have a great problem explaining to the people of the country why anyone wants to leave when they
spend 365 days a year telling how good it is," he said. He added that the Russians also fear that if Jews are allowed to leave, Ukrainians and other national groups will ! seek exit visas.
Mandel said he talked with a woman who has. been refused an exit visa lor herself and her two small children even though her
* husband is now a violinist with the Baltimore Sym¬ phony Orchestra. He said he also met with activists such as Valery Rubin, Vladimir Slepak and Alexander lerner. They feel that the Jackson-Vanik Amendment has helped them because the harassment no longer takes a violent form, since the Russians know the world is watching, Mandel said. He said he was told that about 15 , percent of Soviet Jews would emigrate if they could. This would be about 450,000 persons.
Mandel said the Soviet Jews told him the best form of pressure on the USSR
- would be for educators and scientists to speak out, both in the United States and especially when they are in the Spviet Uni6n.

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'Hiding Place' Film To Open
NEW YORK—The film version of Corrie ten Boom's book, "The Hiding Place," will open around the country in September. Produced by the Billy Graham ' Evangelistic Association's World Wide Pictures, the movie tells the story of Miss ten Boom's efforts to assist Jews in escaping capture by the Nazis during World War H.
In a scene from the filmjat top, four members of the ten Boom family are taken to jail after being arrested in Haarlem, the Netherlands, for aiding Jews. They are, from left: Betsie (Julie Harris), Peter (Paul Henley), Corrie (Jeannette Clift) and their father (Arthur O'Connell).
Below, Julie Harris, who portrays Corrie's sister . Betsie in the movie, reads from the Bible during her imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp.
RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO i
Israel Is Seeking To Reach Decision On Egyptian Offer
JERUSALEM (WNS) - Israel was' going through a week of soul-searching and agonizing as the government sought to reach a decision on whether to reject or accept Egypt's terms for a second- stage interim agreement. Weighing heavily on the . minds of Israel's policy¬ makers is the support and endorsement of the Egyptian position which President Ford and Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger gave to Simcha Dinitz in Washington. Dinitz himself will return to Israel td report on. the situation before the Cabinet reaches its decision. The government feels it lacks detailed knowledge of the Egyptian position on the Mitla and Gidi passes as well as what American policy will be if Israel accepts the terms and agrees to a three year interim accord. Israel wants
Midwest Universities Suspend Participation In Aid Programs For Saudi Arabian Univ.
NEW YORK (JTA) - A consortium of five state universities in the Middle West has suspended par- 2 ticipation in an evaluation project for the University of Riyadh in Saudi Arabia following the' refusal of government A authorities there to grant a visa to a Jewish professor.. The suspension marks the first time an American university or group of educational institutions has halted an aid program abroad on grounds of anti - J e w i s h
discrimination, according to the American Jewish Congress, which made public: the details of 2 the action.
The Midwest University Consortium for International Activities, luic. acted at its 2 regular • monthly meeting in Chicago last week. The suspension was hailed, by Phil Baum, .associate- executive director of the" American Jewish Congress as "an. eloquent demon¬ stration that the importation of foreign religious
prejudices to our shores is rejected, by the American academic community."
The consortium is com¬ posed of Indiana University, Michigan State University ahd the Universities of Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Founded in 1964, it has provided evaluation and other services to in¬ stitutions of higher education in Indonesia, Ethiopia, Somalia, Thailand and other countries. Under an agreement with the University of Riyadh, the
Jewish Poor Hit By Cutback
to know whether the U.S. will refrain from pressure to make further settlements during these three years arid whether the U.S..will refrain from advancing its own overall settlement without prior coordination with Israel. In Washington, White House Press Secretary Ron Nessen denied reports from Israel that Ford had delivered an ultimatum to Israel. Ford also Said in a newspaper interview that unless there is a break in the Israeli-Egyptian deadlock - soon, the U.S. will have to advance its own proposals for an overall settlement; But he said the U.S. will not impose a settlement. .
Meanwhile, the Herut Central Committee has adopted a resolution urging the government to reject the Egyptian terms. After
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 10)
By Mindy Yochelson
NEW YORK (JTA) - Jerome Becker, president of the Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty (MNYCC- JP) issued a sharp con¬ demnation last week of Human Resources Ad¬ ministration (HRA) Com- —missioner-James R. Dump- son over his recommended cut in funding of programs for poor Jewish and other white ethnic groups.
The slash would amount to $261,250, (or 55 percent) of the current $475,000 now being allocated by the HRA for the city's 400,000 Jewish poor. The HRA money, .which consists, of matching federal and city funds, is used by the MNYCCJP for funding, staffing and directing local Jewish community Councils that provide services to the Jewish poor in 10 neigh¬ borhoods in New York City.
During a meeting last week for program leaders that serve various poor white ethnic groups, Becker announced that a demon¬ stration would be held Thursday morning in front of the HRA offices to protest the cutback.
Dumpson told the JTA that in view of the city's economic crisis the reduction in funds for the ethnic programs would have less drastic effects than had . the cuts been made in other programs in his department. These include staff salaries, day care and senior citizen centers.
At last night's meeting Becker also announced that a suit would be brought against the New York City Council Against Poverty: (CAP), a channeling group that distributes federal and, state' funds for poverty areas. He charged that CAP has ""systematically ex¬ cluded", the Jewish poor by
the use of certain criteria for establishing poverty areas that receive funding. He said that the use of these criteria, such as the number of live births and jthe incidence of juvenile delinquency are unfair to the Jewish poor, who are mainly elderly. . Becker noted that CAP, of ' whose r$22 2" million budget only eight-tenths of one percent goes to the Jewish poor, was given only a 10-15 percent cut while his group
received a 55 percent slash. "Programs for the white ethnic' poor cannot be dismembered while CAP- funded projects are allowed to absorb only minimal cuts," Becker said. Dump- son said, however, that the mayor had "earmarked" $912,000 for CAP and that he had ho choice as to whom it was' given. Dumpson also said he saw no evidence of any discrimination in CAP's funding.
consortium sent a team of 10 experts.to Saudi Arabia in May and June to evaluate the university's programs in agriculture, education, engineering, medicine and other subjects.
Earlier, however, the faculty committee on in¬ ternational programs at Michigan State University had voted not to participate in the project without assurances of non¬ discrimination from the Saudis, Dr. Clifton Wharton, president of Michigan State, wrote in March to the University of Riyadh ■ requesting an invitation for Dr. Ralph Smukler, dean of international programs fat Michigan StateTtovn!>ikeJj!i on-site review <>Tne program. Dr. Smukler. who is Jewish and a mei< iu-r (if the consortium's board ot directors, applied lor a visa to Saudi Arabia in April
Despite repeated let ser.-, and cables, no response «a*. ever received Irom ;i,e University of Riyadh. Dr. Smukler told the A J Congress. Earlier this month, he said, '"I wa^ in-
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 1>
Mandel Says Issue Of Soviet Jewish Emigration Is Human, Not Political
By David Friedman
NEW YORK (JTA) - Gov. Marvin Mandel of Maryland, who was one of eight governors who visited the Soviet Union in May, said last week that it must be impressed upon the Soviet government that the issue of Jewish emigration is a human not a political' problem and that the American people support the right of Spviet Jews to leave the USSR, He said that President Ford and Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger should make the Soviet leaders aware that al) the people of this country are concerned about the problem.
Speaking at a press con¬ ference sponsored by the National Conference on Soviet Jewry at the offices of the American Jewish Congress, Mandel said that the governors, who were on an official State Depart¬ ment-sponsored exchange visit met with Soviet President Nikolai V. Podgorny and other Soviet officials and were . treated with extreme courtesy ex- cept when the emigration issue was raised. He noted
that the Soviets appeared to be much more sensitive on this than they were when he visited the USSR three years ago.
The Russians said .that there was no problem and that the issue was ..being raised by outside forces, Mandel said. He said they also declared it was an in¬ ternal I issue. Mandel reported that the governors in turn tried to point out that this was not a political problem, but one of human beings who wished to join their families.
The Maryland governor said that in every hotel lobby there were leaflets and brochures attacking the emigration issue. He. said one had a report from a Pravda correspondent in New York who claimed to have visited Russian im¬ migrants in the Brighton Beach section of New York who .were unhappy with their' life in the United States;
Mandel stressed that the emigration issue is a major problem for the Soviets. "They have a great problem explaining to the people of the country why anyone wants to leave when they
spend 365 days a year telling how good it is," he said. He added that the Russians also fear that if Jews are allowed to leave, Ukrainians and other national groups will ! seek exit visas.
Mandel said he talked with a woman who has. been refused an exit visa lor herself and her two small children even though her
* husband is now a violinist with the Baltimore Sym¬ phony Orchestra. He said he also met with activists such as Valery Rubin, Vladimir Slepak and Alexander lerner. They feel that the Jackson-Vanik Amendment has helped them because the harassment no longer takes a violent form, since the Russians know the world is watching, Mandel said. He said he was told that about 15 , percent of Soviet Jews would emigrate if they could. This would be about 450,000 persons.
Mandel said the Soviet Jews told him the best form of pressure on the USSR
- would be for educators and scientists to speak out, both in the United States and especially when they are in the Spviet Uni6n.